I know that we all follow desolate And heartbroken the news that arrives from the war fronts closest to us. Let’s move onwe do everything, because we have to, because it’s right, because we are irresistible, despite everything, in cultivating the hopeor we couldn’t live. We do our job well and daily chores, we smile with our children, we plan holidays, weekends. Normal.
But the heart, where the deepest questions lie, always returns to unspeakable suffering of many brothers, distant and yet close, and not only because the media does not allow us too many distractions (fortunately!). Let’s eat and there are those who don’t have anything to eat. We take care of our homesand there are those who no longer have a home. We visit sick relatives and friends and we think of those who are injured in makeshift shelters, without treatment.
Soon we will remember our deceased and every day we think about them children without fathers and mothers anymoreto those parents without their children anymoreoften indeed without the bodies of their children. We cannot be indifferent. We have no credit for the privilege of living in this part of the world.
But what more burns and continually inflames us and is unable to express a judgmentnot being able to feel even annoyed by anyone who convinces us to be on the right side. The right side it’s always there, but there’s also the other side.
So, we suffered the anniversary of October 7reviewing the horror movie of those young people massacredof those devastated kibbutzim from the unthinkable violence of a policy supported by a sinister fanaticismunfortunately also religious. But there is the people of Gazathere is the people of Lebanonwhich it makes no sense to punish for the sins of the terrorists who subjugate it. Too many deaths. We continue to suffer for the countries in the rubble of the torment Ukraineinvaded by the worst dictator of this century, who sends many of his subjects to their deaths, innocent of his murderous madness.
We are uncomfortable with the “but also” who pass from one front to the other without distinguishing the responsibilities that triggered the wars. Yet it is not enough for us to establish who is responsible, we feel sorry and pity for those who suffer and die. Otherwise we would feel less human and dirtier.
We can’t take sides and we’re embarrassed to try fear for us toofor our children, but that’s how it is. We are afraidwe will talk helpless in the face of an evil that cannot only be human. As if the world were always devoted to Malignantchoosing to leave him free reign.
Only the. remains on the oppressed heart balm of faithfrom the hope against all hopefrom the charity which is expressed for those who can with sharing, welcoming and for everyone it can take the form of prayer. We have nothing else.
If we go away from You, Lordwhere we will go. Where are we going…
